Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2001) Winner
Justin Hill
ジャスチン・ヒル
Jasutin Hiru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-05-31 （Freeport, Grand Bahama Island）
- Nationality
- English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Yorkshire, England → China → Eritrea → Hong Kong
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- City University of Hong Kong
- Memberships
- St Cuthbert's Society, Durham University
- Nominations
- Thomas Cook Travel Book Award shortlist (2003, Ciao Asmara), Encore Award shortlist (2005, Passing Under Heaven), Hislibris Historical Literature Awards shortlist (2021, Shieldwall Spanish translation)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's School, York | — | Independent school | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Durham University | — | English Language and Medieval Literature | — | St Cuthbert's Societyメンバー | United Kingdom |
| Lancaster University | — | — | MA | — | United Kingdom |
| Goldsmiths College, University of London | — | — | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
St Peter's School, York
Independent school
Country:
United Kingdom
Durham University
English Language and Medieval Literature
Period:
St Cuthbert's Societyメンバー
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United Kingdom
Lancaster University
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2019
Country:
United Kingdom
Doctoral thesis: Viking Fire: a practical and theoretical exploration of the historical novel
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Betty Trask Award | The Drink and Dream Teahouse | — | — | winner |
| 2003 | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | The Drink and Dream Teahouse | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Somerset Maugham Award | Passing Under Heaven | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Xiaoxiang Friendship Award | — | — | Governor of Hunan | winner |
Betty Trask Award
2002
Work:
The Drink and Dream Teahouse
Result:
winner
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
2003
Work:
The Drink and Dream Teahouse
Result:
winner
Somerset Maugham Award
2005
Work:
Passing Under Heaven
Result:
winner
Xiaoxiang Friendship Award
2005
Organization:
Governor of Hunan
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2005) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Drink and Dream Teahouse
2001 Literary fictionA commentary on contemporary China.
Contemporary China
Translations
- Translated into 17 languages
Passing Under Heaven
2004 Historical fictionReimagines the life of female poet Yu Xuanji.
Tang DynastyYu Xuanji
Shieldwall
2011 Historical fictionFirst in the Conquest Trilogy, chronicles events surrounding the Battle of Hastings.
Norman Conquest
Translations
- Spanish: Muro de escudos
Viking Fire
2016 Historical fictionSecond in the Conquest Trilogy, life of Harald Hardrada.
Vikings
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
2016 Historical fictionNovelisation of the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II.
Wuxia
Adaptations
- [Film] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Legend (2016)
Bibliography
- A Bend in the Yellow River
- The Drink and Dream Teahouse
- Ciao Asmara
- Passing Under Heaven
- Shieldwall
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
- Viking Fire
Translations of Works
- Translated into seventeen languages. Banned in China.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Mastery of the historical novel, beautifully re-creates ancient eras
- Recurring Motifs
- People, culture and history of China
Legacy
A novelist and travel writer with a growing international reputation, whose writing has been mostly associated with the people, culture and history of China.
Trivia
- His work has been translated into seventeen languages and banned in China.
- Received a record-breaking advance for an unfinished novel as a student.